Greenpeace Charged with Violating Alaska Environmental Laws
The environmental activist group Greenpeace faces civil and criminal penalties for allegedly disobeying an order to keep one of its ships, the Arctic Sunrise, at anchor after it sailed into Alaska waters without an oil-discharge prevention plan and a certificate of financial responsibility.
Ship Sped Away from Authorities
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) requires non-tank vessels larger than 400 gross tons to file an oil-spill response plan application five days before entering state waters. State law also requires a ship of Arctic Sunrise’s size to provide insurance information and an application for a certificate of financial responsibility in case of an oil spill, at least 15 days before entering state waters.
The ship arrived in Alaskan waters July 13 without the required documents. The next day, the DEC faxed the crew a notice of violation and ordered the ship to stay at anchor in Ketchikan until the paperwork was completed.
However, one hour after the vessel agent signed an affidavit saying he had read the letter and would comply with the order, the ship left Ketchikan, according to Craig Wilson, section manager for financial responsibility and prevention initiatives at the DEC.
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I have a question or two....LOL
The group is a U.S. 501-c group, therefore is the U.S. liable for damages to Japan’s group?
Not in dollars, maybe, but if it were someone else’s ship, like China or Russia, would they say “The U.S. attacked us!”.
When they attack, will they fly the Jolly Roger, black flag, or an
American flag?
Why do we allow such groups to use us?
Sorry, strike the last question and just read the communist agenda.........we obey it.